State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY · Public four-year · Town: Distant
5,652undergraduates
81%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$16,923average net price per year
60%graduate in 6 years
70%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 14,465
- Admitted
- 11,629
- Admit rate
- 81%
- Admit rate, women
- 81%
- Admit rate, men
- 79%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 10%
- First-year students
- 1,191
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 27%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 530-640
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 530-630
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 3%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 23-27
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
66 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (7)
- Accounting Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (204 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (30 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Insurance Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Science/Technology Management Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Education (12)
- Biology Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (81 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Social Studies Teacher Education Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Technical Teacher Education Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded)
- Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (30 awarded)
- Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (4)
- Journalism Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Radio and Television Bachelor's (71 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (35 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (7)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Sound Arts Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (101 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (40 awarded)
- Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's (56 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (93 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Health and Wellness, General Bachelor's (61 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Information Science/Studies Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Physical sciences (5)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Geochemistry Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Meteorology Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (37 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Engineering (2)
- Computer Software Engineering Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (4)
- Cognitive Science, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Mathematical Economics Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (2)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Applied Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Philosophy, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Communications technologies/technicians and support services (1)
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (34)
- Agricultural Teacher Education Master's
- Art Teacher Education Master's
- Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Earth Science Teacher Education Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Post-master's certificate
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Master's
- Mathematics Teacher Education Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- Social Studies Teacher Education Master's
- Superintendency and Educational System Administration Post-master's certificate
- Technical Teacher Education Master's
- Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Master's
- Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Master's
- Health and Wellness, General Post-master's certificate
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's
- Long Term Care Administration/Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Medical Informatics Master's
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Trauma Counseling Post-master's certificate
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Human Computer Interaction Master's
- School Psychology Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Communication Management and Strategic Communications Master's
- Intermedia/Multimedia Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's
- Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other Post-master's certificate
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Post-master's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $8,769
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $18,679
- Housing and food on campus
- $15,440
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,300
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $27,509
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $37,419
- Total cost living at home
- $12,069
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $10,677 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $14,114 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $18,084 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $18,588 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,253 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 94%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 87%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $10,518
- Got a grant from the college
- 86%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,375
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 39%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 64%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,230
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 48%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 58%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 60%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 67%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 60%
- Transferred to another college
- 29%
- Came back for year two
- 70%
| Pell grant students | 55% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 63% |
| Neither | 65% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 740 | 63% |
| Men | 721 | 58% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 50% (small group) |
| Asian | 38 | 55% |
| Black | 173 | 57% |
| Hispanic | 230 | 52% |
| White | 950 | 63% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 57% |
| Race unknown | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| International | 34 | 68% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,516 | 67% | 26% |
| Started here, part-time | 6 | 33% (small group) | 50% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 875 | 68% | 18% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 44 | 45% | 25% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 6,756
- Undergraduates
- 5,652
- Full-time undergraduates
- 5,305
- Part-time undergraduates
- 347
- Graduate students
- 1,104
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 96%
- From out of state
- 3%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 8%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 10%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 13%
| Women | 52% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 11% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 65% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 7060 State Route 104, Oswego, NY, 13126
- County
- Oswego County
- Part of
- State University of New York System
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.